Man admits sleeping mother attack
An illegal immigrant admits sexually assaulting a young mother while she was sleeping in an Edinburgh flat.

Gallery image 'may not be prince'
The National Galleries of Scotland concedes its portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie is probably actually of his younger brother Henry.

Compensation for ear bitten man
A reveller who bit part of a man's ear off is ordered to pay his victim £2,000 in compensation and carry out community service.

Trio sought for attack on sisters
Two men and a woman who beat up a teenage girl and her sister in an unprovoked attack in Edinburgh are sought by police.

RAF Kinloss hit by defence cuts
The RAF base at Kinloss in Moray is to bear the brunt of military budget cuts in Scotland, it has been confirmed.

Cigarettes haul in customs blitz
Customs officers seize almost 92,000 illegal cigarettes and a car during a four-day operation across central Scotland.

Man cleared of beer garden death
A scientist who knocked down a pensioner in a Midlothian beer garden is cleared of causing his death by dangerous driving.

McNicol accused 'murdered before'
A man accused of killing a teenage hitchhiker in 1991 is already in jail for murder, a court has been told.

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